Library Board Meeting – March 25, 2019

Toronto Public Library Board - Meeting No. 3: Monday, March 25, 2019, 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Toronto Reference Library, Board Room,
789 Yonge Street, Toronto

Land Acknowledgement Statement

Toronto Reference Library is on Indigenous land. This is the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy (also known as the Six Nations Confederacy), the Wendat, and the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation. Toronto Public Library gratefully acknowledges these Indigenous nations for their guardianship of this land. We'd also like to remind and reaffirm, as Torontonians and Canadians, our accountability to these Indigenous nations, and to all Indigenous peoples and communities living in Toronto.

This land is also part of the Dish with One Spoon territory, a treaty between the Haudenosaunee Confederacy (also known as the Six Nations Confederacy), the Anishinaabek and allied nations, to peaceably share and care for this land, its waters, and all of the biodiversity in the Great Lakes region. All those who come to live and work here are responsible for honouring this treaty in the spirit of peace, friendship, and respect.

Consolidated Board Document Package - Revised PDF (5 MB)

Members:

  • Councillor Paul Ainslie
  • Ms. Andrea Geddes Poole
  • Ms. Sue Graham-Nutter
  • Mr. Jonathan Hoss
  • Mr. Fenton Jagdeo
  • Ms. Jennifer Liu
  • Mr. Strahan McCarten
  • Councillor Gord Perks
  • Mr. Alim Remtulla

Agenda and Reports

  1. Call to Order
  2. Declarations of Conflicts of Interest
  3. Approval of Consent Agenda
  4. Confirmation of February 25, 2019 Toronto Public Library Board Meeting Minutes (PDF)
  5. Approval of Consent Agenda Items
    All Consent Agenda Items (*) are considered to be routine and are recommended for approval by the Chair. They may be enacted in one motion or any item may be held for discussion.
  6. Business Arising from the Minutes
    a. Appointment of a Board Member to the Toronto Public Library Foundation Board
  7. *City Librarian's Report
  8. Communications
  9. Presentations
    Toronto Public Library Foundation - Update
    - Sarah Fulford, Chair, Toronto Public Library Foundation Board and Jennifer Jones, President, Toronto Public Library Foundation
    - Derek Moran regarding Agenda Item Nos. 10 and 12
    - Miguel Avila-Velarde regarding Agenda Item No. 12
  10. TPL Board Education
    Governance Overview
    - TPL Governance: Sandra Rodriguez, Karen Jones and Jennifer Franks - City Manager's Office, City of Toronto
    Board Procedural Principles and Expectations of City Appointees
    - John Elvidge and Aretha Phillip - City Clerk's Office, City of Toronto

Items for Action:

  1. 2019 Operating Budget - Adoption (PDF)
  2. 2019-2028 Capital Budget and Plan - Adoption (PDF)
  3. Creating a New Strategic Plan: 2020-2024 (PDF)
  4. *Parkdale Branch - Award of Tender (PDF)

Items for Information:

  1. Operating Budget Monitoring Report - December 31, 2018 (PDF)
  2. Capital Budget Monitoring Report - December 31, 2018 (PDF)
  3. *Board Resolutions - Status Report (PDF)
  4. Adjournment

About Board Meetings

Closed Meeting Requirements:

If the Toronto Public Library Board wants to meet in closed session (privately), a member of the Board must make a motion to do so and give the reason why the Board has to meet privately (Public Libraries Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.44, s. 16.1).

Attendant Care Services can be made available with some notice.

Not all Board documents are available electronically. All documents are available from the City Librarian's office. Please contact Nancy Marshall at 416-393-7215 or nmarshall@torontopubliclibrary.ca

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